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Soft Drinks in Cameroon

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Euromonitor International's Soft Drinks in Cameroon market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Product coverage

Asian speciality drinks; Bottled water; Carbonates; Concentrates; Fruit/vegetable juice; Functional drinks; RTD coffee; RTD tea

Executive summary

Average overall performance in 2008, with bottled water driving growth

Sale of soft drinks witnessed average overall growth in 2008, against a backdrop of rising international fuel and food prices, in addition to the continuing pervasive effects of excise duties that were introduced on carbonates, fruit/vegetable juice and bottled water in 2006. However, growth was markedly better in 2008, in comparison to the review period. Carbonates continues to dominate both value and volume sales, despite lagging behind in growth terms, while the bottled water sector is the most dynamic in growth terms. Fruit/vegetable juice also performed well, thanks to increasing health awareness amongst Cameroonians.

Growth mitigated by several factors

In spite of the 30% public sector salary increase that occurred in April 2008, the overall economic situation of most Cameroonian consumers is still precarious given the negative effects of international fuel and food price hikes. The effect of the latter has been on unit prices that rose steadily in 2008, seriously undercutting consumer purchasing power. This has reduced the effectiveness of company advertising campaigns and the positive influence that could have been derived from rising consumer health awareness amongst Cameroonians.

Local players maintain leadership in soft drinks

Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC) and it subsidiaries continued to dominate bottled water and carbonates in 2008, thanks to strong distribution coverage across the country and established brand recognition in the market. However, SABC’s Source Tangui is increasingly facing growing competition in the bottled water sector from the rival brand SEMME. In the highly segmented category of fruit/vegetable juice, Société de Fabrication des Vins du Cameroun (SOFAVINC) managed to maintain its leading position amongst local players, thanks to its efficient promotional campaigns and low price policy.

Off-trade is still the most popular distribution channel

Off-trade remained the main channel through which Cameroonians buy their soft drinks. The large majority of soft drinks are mainly consumed at home with lunch and dinner; therefore the off-trade channel dominated volume sales in 2008. Given Cameroon’s economic climate characterised by declining consumer purchasing power, consumers of carbonates usually prefer retail to foodservice channels, since prices are lower and therefore more affordable to all income groups. The most popular off-trade retail outlets for soft drinks are independent small grocers, notably off-licences, and convenience stores.

Promising outlook for healthy soft drinks

Healthy soft drinks hold great promise of expansion during the forecast period. As Cameroonians become increasingly health-conscious the demand for low calorie carbonates, fruit juices and bottled water is expected to increase considerably over the forecast period. An increasing number of consumers are expected to choose this type of soft drink as an alternative to carbonates due to the health risks associated with their consumption, and this is projected to significantly drive sales. Bottled water is expected to remain the most dynamic category in soft drinks. The main reasons behind this are the severe constraints on the supply of drinking water, which is expected to worsen, hence fuelling household demand.

Table of contents

SOFT DRINKS IN CAMEROON : MARKET INSIGHT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Average overall performance in 2008, with bottled water driving growth

Off-trade is still the most popular distribution channel

Promising outlook for healthy soft drinks

MARKET DATA

Table 1 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2008-2013

Table 2 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: Volume 2008-2013

Table 3 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 4 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: Value 2008-2013

Table 5 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

Table 6 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: Volume 2003-2008

Table 7 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 8 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2003-2008

Table 9 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 10 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: Volume 2008

Table 11 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: % Volume 2008

Table 12 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: Value 2008

Table 13 Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: % Value 2008

Table 14 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: Volume 2003-2008

Table 15 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Sector: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 16 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: Value 2003-2008

Table 17 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 18 Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Volume 2004-2008

Table 19 Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (as sold) by Volume 2005-2008

Table 20 Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Volume 2004-2008

Table 21 Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks (RTD) by Volume 2005-2008

Table 22 Company Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks by Value 2004-2008

Table 23 Brand Shares of Off-trade Soft Drinks by Value 2005-2008

Table 24 Off-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Sector and Distribution Format: % Analysis 2008

Table 25 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: Volume 2008-2013

Table 26 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks (as sold) by Channel: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 27 Forecast Off-trade vs On-trade Sales of Soft Drinks by Channel: Value 2008-2013

APPENDIX

FOUNTAIN SALES

SECTOR DATA

Table 28 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: Volume 2003-2008

Table 29 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 30 Company Shares of Liquid Concentrates (as sold) by Off-trade Volume 2004-2008

Table 31 Brand Shares of Liquid Concentrates (as sold) by Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

Table 32 Company Shares of Concentrates (RTD) by Off-trade Volume 2004-2008

Table 33 Brand Shares of Concentrates (RTD) by Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

Table 34 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: Volume 2008-2013

Table 35 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (RTD) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

DEFINITIONS

Summary 1 Summary - Research Sources

SECTOR DATA

Table 36 Company Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Value 2004-2008

Table 37 Brand Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Value 2005-2008

Table 38 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Volume 2008-2013

Table 39 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Value 2008-2013

Table 40 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 41 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

Table 42 Low Calorie Carbonates by Subsector

Table 43 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Volume 2003-2008

Table 44 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: Value 2003-2008

Table 45 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 46 Off-trade Sales of Carbonates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 47 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: Volume 2003-2008

Table 48 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: Value 2003-2008

Table 49 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 50 On-trade vs Off-trade Sales of Carbonates: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 51 Company Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Volume 2004-2008

Table 52 Brand Shares of Carbonates by Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

SECTOR DATA

Table 53 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Volume 2003-2008

Table 54 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Value 2003-2008

Table 55 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 56 Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 57 Company Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Volume 2004-2008

Table 58 Brand Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

Table 59 Company Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Value 2004-2008

Table 60 Brand Shares of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Off-trade Value 2005-2008

Table 61 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Volume 2008-2013

Table 62 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: Value 2008-2013

Table 63 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 64 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Fruit/Vegetable Juice by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

SECTOR APPENDIX

Institutional Bottled Water Sales

Table 65 Sales of Bottled Water to Institutional Channel 2003-2008

Table 66 Still vs Carbonated Functional Drinks % Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

SECTOR DATA

Table 67 Brand Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

Table 68 Company Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Value 2004-2008

Table 69 Brand Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Value 2005-2008

Table 70 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Volume 2008-2013

Table 71 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Value 2008-2013

Table 72 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 73 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Value Growth 2008-2013

Table 74 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Volume 2003-2008

Table 75 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: Value 2003-2008

Table 76 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 77 Off-trade Sales of Bottled Water: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 78 Company Shares of Bottled Water by Off-trade Volume 2004-2008

SECTOR APPENDIX

Concentrates Conversions

Table 79 Concentrates Conversion Factors for Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Format

SECTOR DATA

Table 80 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: Volume 2008-2013

Table 81 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 82 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: Value 2008-2013

Table 83 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

Table 84 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: Volume 2003-2008

Table 85 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates (as sold) by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 86 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: Value 2003-2008

Table 87 Off-trade Sales of Concentrates by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 88 Company Shares of Concentrates by Off-trade Value 2004-2008

Table 89 Brand Shares of Concentrates by Off-trade Value 2005-2008

SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME DES BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN (SABC)

Strategic Direction

KEY FACTS

Summary 2 Summary - Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC): Key Facts

Summary 3 Summary - Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC): Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

Summary 4 Summary - Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC): Production Statistics 2007

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 5 Summary - Société Anonyme des Brasseries du Cameroun (SABC): Competitive Position 2008

UNION CAMEROUNAISE DE BRASSERIES

Strategic Direction

KEY FACTS

Summary 6 Summary - Union Camerounaise de Brasseries: Key Facts

Summary 7 Summary - Union Camerounaise de Brasseries: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

PRODUCTION

LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - CAMEROON

SOCIéTé ANONYME DES BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN (SABC) - SOFT DRINKS - CAMEROON

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

UNION CAMEROUNAISE DE BRASSERIES - SOFT DRINKS - CAMEROON

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

CARBONATES IN CAMEROON

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

FRUIT/VEGETABLE JUICE IN CAMEROON

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

BOTTLED WATER IN CAMEROON

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

FUNCTIONAL DRINKS IN CAMEROON

HEADLINES

Table 90 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Volume 2003-2008

Table 91 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Value 2003-2008

Table 92 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2003-2008

Table 93 Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Value Growth 2003-2008

Table 94 Company Shares of Functional Drinks by Off-trade Volume 2004-2008

Table 95 Brand Shares of Functional Drinks by Off-trade Volume 2005-2008

Table 96 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Volume 2008-2013

Table 97 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: Value 2008-2013

Table 98 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Volume Growth 2008-2013

Table 99 Forecast Off-trade Sales of Functional Drinks by Subsector: % Value Growth 2008-2013

CONCENTRATES IN CAMEROON

RTD TEA IN CAMEROON

RTD COFFEE IN CAMEROON

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